Ask an Astronomer! @ Cornell University
Summary: We at Ask an Astronomer are a collection of volunteer graduate students at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, along with David Kornreich, a professor at Ithaca College. We have a website which we have run for about a decade where we answer a variety of astronomy related questions submitted by readers. Our website is http://curious.astro.cornell.edu.
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Today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) We answer questions from our readers about why the Moon looks larger on the horizon, and we look into the difference between astronomy and astrology. 2) Ann speaks with Dr. Matt Hedman about the 2012 Doomsday Hoax. 3) And finally, Dan speaks with Nancy Schaff, an astronomy educator, about the importance of confronting astronomical misconceptions. ...today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast. Today's podcast is written and produced by Ann Martin, Dan Tamayo, Matthew Hedman, Nancy Schaff, David Bernat, Carl Ferkinhoff, Manolis Papastergis, Laura Spitler, and David Kornreich. You can ask us your own questions by emailing us at 'curious@astro.cornell.edu' (please put 'AAA Podcast' in the title) or leave us a message at our new telephone number: 1-ITHACA-0-SKY (1-484-222-0759).
Today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) We answer questions from our readers about why the Moon looks larger on the horizon, and we look into the difference between astronomy and astrology. 2) Ann speaks with Dr. Matt Hedman about the 2012 Doomsday Hoax. 3) And finally, Dan speaks with Nancy Schaff, an astronomy educator, about the importance of confronting astronomical misconceptions. ...today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast. Today's podcast is written and produced by Ann Martin, Dan Tamayo, Matthew Hedman, Nancy Schaff, David Bernat, Carl Ferkinhoff, Manolis Papastergis, Laura Spitler, and David Kornreich. You can ask us your own questions by emailing us at 'curious@astro.cornell.edu' (please put 'AAA Podcast' in the title) or leave us a message at our new telephone number: 1-ITHACA-0-SKY (1-484-222-0759).
Today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) We listen to the unseeable, the sound of two black holes colliding. 2) Dave K and Dave B delve into the mysterious Dark Energy, which Cosmologists believe fills the entire universe and is why the universe keeps expanding. 3) And we answer a question from a reader about the number of stars in the Milky Way, and how Astronomers use Galaxy Zoo to take a census of the night sky. ...today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast. Today's podcast is written and produced by David Bernat, Ann Martin, Carl Ferkinhoff, Betsy Adams, Manoilis Papastergis, Laura Spitler, Dan Tamayo, and David Kornriech. You can ask us your own questions by emailing us at 'curious@astro.cornell.edu' (please put 'AAA Podcast' in the title) or leave us a message at our new telephone number: 1-ITHACA-0-SKY (1-484-222-0759).
Today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) We listen to the unseeable, the sound of two black holes colliding. 2) Dave K and Dave B delve into the mysterious Dark Energy, which Cosmologists believe fills the entire universe and is why the universe keeps expanding. 3) And we answer a question from a reader about the number of stars in the Milky Way, and how Astronomers use Galaxy Zoo to take a census of the night sky. ...today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast. Today's podcast is written and produced by David Bernat, Ann Martin, Carl Ferkinhoff, Betsy Adams, Manoilis Papastergis, Laura Spitler, Dan Tamayo, and David Kornriech. You can ask us your own questions by emailing us at 'curious@astro.cornell.edu' (please put 'AAA Podcast' in the title) or leave us a message at our new telephone number: 1-ITHACA-0-SKY (1-484-222-0759).
Today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) We answer a question from a reader about the gas giant planets, and why they're so much bigger than the inner rocky planets. 2) Dave K and Dave B discuss the unknown dark matter that fills one quarter of the entire universe, but what it is astronomers still don't know. 3) And we listen to what lightning storms on Saturn sound like.... ...today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast. Today's podcast is written and produced by David Bernat, Carl Ferkinhoff, Ann Martin, Betsy Adams, Manoilis Papastergis, Laura Spitler, Dan Tamayo, and David Kornriech. You can ask us your own questions by emailing us at 'curious@astro.cornell.edu' (please put 'AAA Podcast' in the title) or leave us a message at our new telephone number: 1-ITHACA-0-SKY (1-484-222-0759).
Today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast... 1) We answer a question from a reader about the gas giant planets, and why they're so much bigger than the inner rocky planets. 2) Dave K and Dave B discuss the unknown dark matter that fills one quarter of the entire universe, but what it is astronomers still don't know. 3) And we listen to what lightning storms on Saturn sound like.... ...today on the Ask An Astronomer Podcast. Today's podcast is written and produced by David Bernat, Carl Ferkinhoff, Ann Martin, Betsy Adams, Manoilis Papastergis, Laura Spitler, Dan Tamayo, and David Kornriech. You can ask us your own questions by emailing us at 'curious@astro.cornell.edu' (please put 'AAA Podcast' in the title) or leave us a message at our new telephone number: 1-ITHACA-0-SKY (1-484-222-0759).
